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Walking on Water 101 By Guy Spiro I know that this will be heresy to some people, but I believe that it matters little whether Jesus walked on water, or even if he indeed ever walked on earth. What matters is what the stories about him and his teachings mean. When Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the light,” he was not speaking of himself as a personality. He was referring to the consciousness above the levels of personality that he had attained and he was indicating that we all have the capability of attaining that consciousness as well. The story of him walking on water is a perfect example. You’ll recall that the disciples were out in a boat in a storm. They were afraid that the waves would capsize the boat and that they would drown in the sea. Here comes Jesus calmly walking on top of the water and Peter, having faith, walks out to join him. For a time Peter successfully remains above the turmoil, but then begins to focus back on the storm and starts to sink back into it. Peter then calls out to Jesus who reaches out his hand and pulls him back up. Our problems are based on the fact that we identify with our personalities and believe that that is who we are. We identify with our bodies, our emotions and even more strongly, with our minds. We believe that the amalgam of these three aspects of personality is who we are. This is our mistake and is the result of what most creation myths refer to as the fall. The truth is that we are that which is of a higher rate of vibration than mind, emotion and body. We are eternal, indestructible and changeless, but have forgotten that and believe that what happens on the lower levels is what is real. All turmoil happens on those levels. The body can be damaged, even to the point of our not being able to remain in it. The emotions can be upset. The mind can be insulted and confused. These are the levels where conflict and turmoil exist and function. But the state of consciousness above, which is what Jesus represents, is who we really are and, to the extent that we can identify with it, we too can walk on water, above the fray going on around us. In the midst of the struggles of life we, like Peter, can call out the level of consciousness above, reclaim our divinity and know the truth that sets us free. Still the body, calm the emotions, silence the mind, and we find that awareness remains. This is where we come into contact with who and what we really are. This is where the still small voice of divine guidance speaks from. This is our connection to the source of all. This is where we begin to touch the God part of ourselves. When Paul wrote, “pray without ceasing,” he meant seek to be in this state as consistently as possible. This is the ideal. In practice, seek to be able to identify with it at will. Be able to transcend the world when you need to. All else is personality. |
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